If you are young and poor, but want to take a some computer science courses for free, I ‘ve got something for you.
Stanford University is one of the best schools in the world when it comes to preparing software engineers. They have a program called Stanford Engineering Everywhere that includes courses on Intro to Computers Science, Artificial Intelligence, and Linear System and Optimization.
You can watch lectures on Youtube, listen to them on iPod and download lecture handouts.
Do you still have a reason for not getting into IT? No, you don ‘t!